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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Xperia SP

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
September 2011 Available - April 2013
Status
Released - October 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.3 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.71% 66.67%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2500 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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